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Senate committee advances HCR 80 to clarify 48‑hour notice for appropriation votes
Summary
The Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on June 8 reported HCR 80 favorably, a resolution by Chairman Beaulieu that clarifies when a voter‑approved constitutional amendment’s 48‑hour layover for final votes on spending instruments begins.
The Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on June 8 reported HCR 80 favorably, a resolution by Chairman Beaulieu that clarifies when a voter‑approved constitutional amendment’s 48‑hour layover for final votes on spending instruments begins.
HCR 80, Beaulieu said, responds to a constitutional amendment passed by Louisiana voters that requires 48 hours’ notice before chambers take final votes on spending measures: “HCR 80 is in response to the constitutional amendment that the people of Louisiana passed, last year requiring a 48 hour notice, before, we vote on, spending instruments, basically, so that we're not pressed at the last minute to have to make votes.”
The resolution specifies that the routine summaries…
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